Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite
GangueCalcite, Epidote, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Chitistone Limestone
Associated rockGreenstone · Nikolai Greenstone
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10001035
MRDS IDA011712
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates61.46356, -142.67859
References
Miller, D.J., 1946, Copper deposits of the Nizina district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 947F, p. 93-120.MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Smith, J.G., 1968, Distribution of gold, copper, and some other metals in the McCarthy B-4 and B-5 quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 604, 25 p.MacKevett, E.M., Jr., 1974, Geologic map of the McCarthy B-5 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-1146, scale 1:63,360.MacKevett, E.M., Jr., 1976, Mineral deposits and occurrences in the McCarthy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-773-B, scale 1:250,000.